1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga· Regular Season - 16
WWLWGoals 17-16
WLWWGoals 15-9
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 21'Anthony Modeste (F. Sørensen)
- 44'Wendell (Kai Havertz)
- 63'Kevin Kampl (Javier Hernández)
- 68'Artjoms Rudnevs (Simon Zoller)
- 85'Admir Mehmedi (Joel Pohjanpalo)
Lineups
3-4-1-24-4-2
1. FC KölnBayer Leverkusen
- 1.7
- Goals/game
- 1.5
- 1.6
- Conceded/game
- 0.9
Match trends
- 1. FC Köln have averaged 1.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Bayer Leverkusen have averaged 1.5 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
- Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings
21. FC Köln wins
1Draws
5Bayer Leverkusen wins
8-16Goals
3–2Feb 5, 2025, 7:45 PM
0–2Mar 3, 2024, 2:30 PM
3–0Oct 8, 2023, 1:30 PM
1–2May 5, 2023, 6:30 PM
1–2Nov 9, 2022, 5:30 PM
0–1Mar 13, 2022, 2:30 PM
2–2Oct 24, 2021, 1:30 PM
3–0Apr 17, 2021, 4:30 PM
Pre-match comparison
1.7Goals scored per game1.5
1.6Goals conceded per game0.9
Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.
Referee
Manuel Gräfe
2.38Yellow cards / game
0Red cards / game
0.24Penalties scored / game
Based on 21 matches officiated (our own data).
When do they score?
Bayer Leverkusen
0-15'
14.3%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
28.6%
46-60'
14.3%
61-75'
14.3%
76-90+'
28.6%
Match statistics
45%Possession55%
—Expected goals (xG)—
2Shots on target6
11Total shots18
2Shots off target4
7Blocked shots8
9Shots inside the box9
2Shots outside the box9
4Corners5
1Offsides1
7Fouls16
—Yellow cards—
0Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves1
411Total passes503
298Accurate passes404
73%Pass accuracy80%
Player ratings
- 1F. Sørensen1. FC Köln🅰️ 18.9
- 2WendellBayer Leverkusen⚽ 18.5
- 3Ömer ToprakBayer Leverkusen7.8
- 4V. YurchenkoBayer Leverkusen7.7
- 5Jonas Hector1. FC Köln7.6
- 6Kai HavertzBayer Leverkusen🅰️ 17.6
Box score
1. FC Köln
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes92%
Tackles—
Duels50%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes83%
Tackles—
Duels76%
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Shots1/6 on target
Passes65%
Tackles—
Duels36%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes65%
Tackles—
Duels73%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes65%
Tackles—
Duels77%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes44%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes47%
Tackles—
Duels18%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes71%
Tackles—
Duels45%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes81%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes80%
Tackles—
Duels67%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes74%
Tackles—
Duels71%
Bench (6)
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes45%
Tackles—
Duels29%
Bayer Leverkusen
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Shots1/3 on target
Passes81%
Tackles—
Duels73%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes91%
Tackles—
Duels37%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes69%
Tackles—
Duels43%
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Shots3/7 on target
Passes77%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes72%
Tackles—
Duels40%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes81%
Tackles—
Duels56%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes61%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes85%
Tackles—
Duels64%
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Shots0/3 on target
Passes82%
Tackles—
Duels17%
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes78%
Tackles—
Duels43%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes92%
Tackles—
Duels14%
Bench (7)
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes70%
Tackles—
Duels40%
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Frequently asked questions
What time does 1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen kick off?+
Kickoff is at Dec 21, 2016, 7:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).


























